US4872173A - Method and apparatus for stabilizing the spectral characteristics of a semiconductor laser diode - Google Patents
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- H01S5/00—Semiconductor lasers
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EP0503399A2 (en) * | 1991-03-14 | 1992-09-16 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Laser diode protective circuit for an optical transmission apparatus |
EP0503399A3 (en) * | 1991-03-14 | 1993-03-31 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Laser diode protective circuit for an optical transmission apparatus |
US5249194A (en) * | 1991-03-14 | 1993-09-28 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Laser diode protective circuit for an optical transmission apparatus |
WO2013115895A1 (en) * | 2012-01-30 | 2013-08-08 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Methods for determining optical power, for power-normalizing laser measurements, and for stabilizing power of lasers via compliance voltage sensing |
WO2013115893A1 (en) * | 2012-01-30 | 2013-08-08 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Chemical detection and laser wavelength stabilization employing spectroscopic absorption via laser compliance voltage sensing |
US8675696B2 (en) | 2012-01-30 | 2014-03-18 | Battelle Memorial Institute | Chemical detection and laser wavelength stabilization employing spectroscopic absorption via laser compliance voltage sensing |
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